Audi's 4.2 FSI liter V8 will live on in the next generation R8 with 450 horsepower

Audi's 4.2 FSI liter V8 will live on in the next generation R8 with 450 horsepower

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Audi's 4.2 FSI liter V8 will live on in the next generation R8 with 450 horsepower

This motor just will not die. The next generation R8 will of course be based on the new Lamborghini Huracan. The engines will carry over so the same V8 and V10 that exist now will into the next generation model. The V10 of course makes sense as it is the same engine the Huracan already has anyway. The 4.2 V8 though will carry over as well with a bump up to 450 horsepower essentially matching the Audi RS5 version of the motor.

It now becomes apparent why Audi did not bump the facelifted R8 to 450 horsepower from 420. The reason for that was so that now with the successor they could say the new model is more powerful. They could have bumped it to 450 all along considering that is what they already had with the RS5 4.2 V8 which is basically exact same motor.

Yeah it's a tough spot there in here. I wondered why the facelift didn't get the 450 hp motor off the bat and well now it's clear why as the average buyer wouldn't understand why the 'new' R8 doesn't have more power.

Then again, if they did a 3.0 TT or even a supercharged V6 model the base R8 would all of a sudden become WAY more attractive.

Good, it is actually a fantastic engine and fairly bulletproof. With everyone going FI, it is refreshing to see a car remain NA. Besides the Corvette, this could be in the future one of last NA V8 sports cars.